Rabbinic Authority : The Vision and the Reality.

By:

Warburg, A. Yehuda

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789655242089

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rabbinic AuthorityDDC classification:

296.18

LOC classification:

BM503 -- .W373 2014eb

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Contents:

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by R. Dr. Aaron Levine, z"l -- Preface -- Part I Rabbinic Authority: The Vision -- Chapter 1 Towards Defining the Concept of Rabbinic Authority: A Contemporary Analysis -- Chapter 2 The Business Judgment Rule in the Corporate World: A Comparative Approach -- Chapter 3 Recovery for Infliction of Emotional Distress:Toward Relief for the Agunah -- Part II Rabbinic Authority: The Reality -- Chapter 4 Decisions in Even ha-Ezer -- A. Division of Marital Assets upon Divorce -- B. Spousal Abuse as Grounds for Obligating a Get -- C. A Father's Duty of Child Support towards His Estranged Children -- Chapter 5 Decisions in Hoshen Mishpat -- A. Tenure Rights and Severance Pay -- B. The Status of a Promissory Note -- C. Rabbinic Contracts -- D. Self-Dealing in the Not-for-Profit Boardroom -- E. Real Estate Brokerage Fee Commission -- F. Drafting a Halakhic Will -- G. A Revocable Living Trust Agreement -- Index of Halakhic Sources -- About the Author.

Summary: Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority in general, and the workings of the institution of the beit din-the Jewish court of law-in particular, this book presents 10 rulings in cases of Jewish civil law that the author handed down as a member of a beit din panel. These decisions touch on matters pertaining to employment termination, tenure rights and severance pay, rabbinic contracts, issues in the not-for-profit boardroom, real estate brokerage commission, drafting a halakhic will, a revocable living trust agreement, the division of marital assets upon divorce, spousal abuse, and a father's duty to support his estranged children. Accompanying these presentations is an examination of the notion of rabbinic authority, the business judgment rule, and an agunah's ability to recover for the infliction of emotional stress.

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Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority in general, and the workings of the institution of the beit din-the Jewish court of law-in particular, this book presents 10 rulings in cases of Jewish civil law that the author handed down as a member of a beit din panel. These decisions touch on matters pertaining to employment termination, tenure rights and severance pay, rabbinic contracts, issues in the not-for-profit boardroom, real estate brokerage commission, drafting a halakhic will, a revocable living trust agreement, the division of marital assets upon divorce, spousal abuse, and a father's duty to support his estranged children. Accompanying these presentations is an examination of the notion of rabbinic authority, the business judgment rule, and an agunah's ability to recover for the infliction of emotional stress.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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